Lauri Fitz-Pegado

At-a-Glance

President and Co-founder of Beyond the Ballet Barre Inc., a 501 c(3) non-profit supporting ballet teachers and students of color.
Former Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, where she managed 130 overseas and 90 domestic offices.
Served as a U.S. diplomat in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.
Held senior executive positions at Hill and Knowlton, Gray and Company, The Livingston Group, and Iridium, LLC.
Serves on the boards of The Washington Ballet, Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), and Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR).
Holds an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. cum laude from Vassar College.
Author of a memoir.

Biography

Lauri Fitz-Pegado is the President and Co-founder of Beyond the Ballet Barre Inc., a 501 c(3) non-profit organization. Beyond the Ballet Barre Inc. (formerly The Collective) works to support and expand opportunities for ballet teachers and students of color in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) region and beyond.